2018 World Series of Poker

Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$8,800,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$74,015,600
Entries
7,874
Level Info
Level
44
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
500,000

Josephy Takes Another One

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Cliff Josephy
Cliff Josephy

We caught up to the three handed action on the river on the {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{3-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} board. Ivan Luca led out with a bet of 128,000 into a main pot of close to 300,000. Cliff Josephy called and Daniel Alaei called behind.

Luca instantly threw his hand face down into the muck and Josephy turned over {k-Hearts}{8-Spades} for kings and eights. Alaei double checked his hole cards one last time before he mucked and Josephy took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
WSOP 2X Winner
2,125,000 405,000
Daniel Alaei us
Daniel Alaei
WSOP 5X Winner
1,750,000 -100,000
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
WSOP 1X Winner
850,000 -290,000

Tags: Cliff JosephyDaniel AlaeiIvan Luca

Harvell Climbing Back Up

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

There was 400,000 already in the pot in what Justin Harvell later described as a three-bet pot on the turn with the board showing {8-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}. Mark Zullo was in the small blind and he checked to Harvell who checked behind.

The river was the {4-Diamonds} and both players checked a second time and Zullo showed down his {A-Hearts}{6-Clubs} for two pair. Harvell had the best of it though, holding {J-Clubs}{J-Hearts} and that would earn him the pot pushing him back over one million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Zullo us
Mark Zullo
1,920,000 260,000
Justin Harvell us
Justin Harvell
1,380,000 380,000

Tags: Justin HarvellMark Zullo

Updated Chip Counts from Amazon Orange

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Brian Altman us
Brian Altman
3,400,000 700,000
Hari Bercovici il
Hari Bercovici
2,750,000 550,000
Alexander Ziskin us
Alexander Ziskin
2,100,000 1,000,000
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
WSOP 3X Winner
1,650,000 -170,000
Timothy McDermott us
Timothy McDermott
1,300,000 550,000
Jake Schwartz us
Jake Schwartz
1,185,000 15,000
Loc Nguyen (AL) us
Loc Nguyen (AL)
1,130,000 -870,000
Richard Gryko gb
Richard Gryko
WSOP 1X Winner
1,050,000 80,000
Ema Zajmovic ba
Ema Zajmovic
921,000 -699,000
Rocco Palumbo it
Rocco Palumbo
WSOP 1X Winner
550,000 344,000
Oliver Weis de
Oliver Weis
520,000 -785,000
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
350,000 30,000
Matt Sabia us
Matt Sabia
340,000 -419,000

Rheem Folds Full House on the River

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

The action folded to Chino Rheem in the small blind, and he completed. The big blind checked, and then both players checked the {J-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} flop.

The turn landed the {10-Spades}, and Rheem bet out 50,000 and his opponent called as the {10-Clubs} completed the board on the river.

Rheem bet 200,000, and his opponent pushed out a min-raise to 400,000.

Rheem went into the tank and eventually had the clock called on him before he folded what he said was a {10-}.

The big blind tabled his {J-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}, and Rheem congratulated himself while dropping to just under 2.3 million.

Player Chips Progress
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
2,246,000 -100,000

Tags: Chino Rheem

364th - 390th Place Finishers

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Liv Boeree
Liv Boeree

The following players earned $33,305 for their respective finishes.

Player Chips Progress
Yeow Chung cn
Yeow Chung
Busted
Erkut Yilmaz us
Erkut Yilmaz
Busted
Michael Brunner us
Michael Brunner
Busted
Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
Busted
Kevin Mcminniman us
Kevin Mcminniman
Busted
Dario Delpiano us
Dario Delpiano
Busted
Ernest Smith us
Ernest Smith
Busted
Benjamin Keiley us
Benjamin Keiley
Busted
Ivan Galinec hr
Ivan Galinec
Busted
Nick Jivkov bg
Nick Jivkov
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Oleg Chebotarev ru
Oleg Chebotarev
Busted
Samy Boujmala fr
Samy Boujmala
Busted
Tam Nguyen us
Tam Nguyen
Busted
Anthony Maio us
Anthony Maio
Busted
Katie Stone us
Katie Stone
Busted
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Yoon Kim us
Yoon Kim
Busted
Ian Bott us
Ian Bott
Busted
Joel Tushnet us
Joel Tushnet
Busted
Alessandro Borsa it
Alessandro Borsa
Busted
Simon Mallemaci ar
Simon Mallemaci
Busted
Jerad Klick us
Jerad Klick
Busted
Anthony Ibrahim us
Anthony Ibrahim
Busted
Paul Varano us
Paul Varano
Busted
Chad Wiedenhoeft us
Chad Wiedenhoeft
Busted

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Play Resumes

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

The cards are back in the air.

Players will be playing just 60-minutes of this level before bagging and tagging for the night.

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Break Time

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

The remaining players are heading on their last 20-minute break of the evening.

There are currently 351 players remaining, and they are all guaranteed a $37,705 payday.

Pollak Scoops a Monster with the Best Kicker

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Benjamin Pollak
Benjamin Pollak

We arrived at the table to find Benjamin Pollak facing a bet of 240,000 from his opponent in the small blind. There was already upwards of 400,000 in the pot with the board reading {k-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}. Pollak made the call and the rail inched closer to the table to get a glimpse of the action.

The river brought the {10-Spades} and the small blind opted to check this time. Pollak thought for a moment and then slammed his hand on the table as if to give up. His opponent turned over {a-Spades}{9-Clubs} and much to Pollak's surprise, he held the best hand with {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}. Although he missed his flush draw, Pollak's hand was good enough to earn a monster pot.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
1,780,000 415,000

Tags: Benjamin Pollak